England captain Heather Knight was slammed on social media for her "disgraceful" and "classless" act of not shaking hands with the umpires.

England captain Heather Knight led her team to the brink of an unlikely victory, only to be forced off the field when they needed 18 runs from five balls due to the rain interruption.

England captain Heather Knight displayed visible frustration when rain interrupted play during the second T20I against Australia, halting a close chase. England, needing only six runs from five balls under the DLS method,

England women's cricket captain, Heather Knight, displayed a rare show of frustration during the second T20I against Australia. The match was abruptly halted due to rain, with England needing just six runs from five balls under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method. This interruption led to a six-run victory for Australia in Canberra.

Heather Knight, England's captain, has conceded the umpires made the correct call in taking the players off the field for rain with just five balls of the second T20I remaining, even though that denied her the chance to hunt down the 18 runs still needed to keep her side in with a chance of a squared Ashes series.

England cricket captain Heather Knight has admitted the umpires made the right call to take players off the ground on Thursday night, despite appearing to refuse to shake their hands after Australia's victory.

England captain Heather Knight was left fuming after play was abandoned in the second women's Ashes T20 clash with the visitors needing 18 runs from five balls.

After Australia retained the Women’s Ashes and set their sights on a series whitewash, Sophia Dunkley declared England’s dressing room “back Heather [Knight] 100 per cent” to lead the group.

England captain Heather Knight threw her bat in frustration after Australia sealed the T20I series via a DLS win on Thursday. England were called back at 19.1 overs when they were short of the par score by just 6 runs.

Heather Knight felt England were on for Ashes victory before rain stopped play - Australia won by six runs on DLS.

Heather Knight accepts mistake after not shaking hands with officials (Photo source: Twitter) ’s skipper Heather Knight recently caught headlines after he chose not to shake the hands of the umpires after England women’s defeat against Australia women in the second T20I of the Women’s Ashes 2025.

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